Telmatobius rubigo Barrionuevo and Baldo, 2009

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Telmatobiidae > Genus: Telmatobius > Species: Telmatobius rubigo

Telmatobius rubigo Barrionuevo and Baldo, 2009, Zootaxa, 2030: 2. Holotype: FML 20829, by original designation. Type locality: Argentina: Jujuy: Departamento Santa Catalina: El Queñoal (21º52′17.5″S, 66º06′09,2″W, 3966 m a.s.l.)".

Common Names

Laguna de los Pozuelos’ Rusted Frog (Akmentins, Gastón, and Boullhesen, 2024, Amphibia-Reptilia, 45: 241). 

Distribution

Known only from the high-altitute drainage basin of the Laguna de Los Pozuela in Jujuy Province, northern Argentina.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Argentina

Endemic: Argentina

Comment

 In the Telmatobius marmoratus group of Barrionuevo, 2017, Cladistics, 33: 41–68. Akmentins, Gastón, and Boullhesen, 2024, Amphibia-Reptilia, 45: 241–245, reported on the underwater advertisement call. 

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